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Vincent Sheheen conceded after Nikki Haley was elected to a second term as governor, in which she will be joined by Henry McMaster as lieutenant governor.
South Carolina gubernatorial race called immediately after polls close, Republicans retake Statehouse G over nor Ni k k i Ha ley emerged w it h Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster in tow at 10 p.m. on the dot to the tune of supporters chanting “four more years.” It was “a great day in South Carolina,” she said. Not only had she been elected to a second term, but her son had also made his school’s basketball team. “You took a chance on me the fi rst time when it really didn’t make sense. All I had was words. All I had was a vision,” Haley said. “If you look at what we’ve done, it really is something to celebrate.” A few hours earlier and a few blocks away, Mar v i n G aye’s “A i n’t No Mou nt a i n H igh Enough” played over the loudspeaker in the Marriott ballroom, but the Democrats were in a pretty low valley. It was 7:29 p.m., and The Associated Press had called the race in favor of Vincent Sheheen’s opponent nearly half an hour earlier, just one minute after the polls closed. “I mean, I don’t want to say it was expected,” said College Democrats President Mathieu Erramuzpe, “but it was expected.” Erramuzpe and his fellow College Democrats were camped out in front of the TV in the hotel lobby, waiting for results from other national races to pour in. “There’s no TV in there,” he said, nodding toward the ballroom. “So we’re glued to this one.” His eyes st r ayed f rom the screen and Erramuzpe to ok a pau se when asked if he felt as though t h e y ’d m a d e a d i f ference. The race was called i m med iately after the polls had closed. The ballroom booked for the Democrats “victory party” was sparse, and it didn’t seem to be fi lling quickly. But the College Democrats had spent every weekend of t he seme ster c a nva s si ng a nd campaigning around the county, the state and beyond. After a moment, he answered with a fi rm “yes.” The College Democrats weren’t solely focusing on the gubernatorial election, he said. They traveled to Raleigh to support Kay Hagan
“I mean, I don’t want to say it was expected, but it was expected.” — College Democrats President Mathieu Erramuzpe
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and Charleston to campaign for Mary Tinkler. The battle for governor wasn’t the only one they were fighting. But it was the battle that Haley had won.
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2% OTHER “She has stood every test. She has mastered every challenge,” McMaster said. “To quote that great philosopher Tim McGraw, ‘We like it. We
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love it. We want some more of it.’” Haley and McMaster will be in the Statehouse for the next four years, but when he conceded, Sheheen made it clear he wasn’t ready to back down. “I plan to work with her when we agree,” Sheheen said, “and when we disagree, to do it in a respectful way that moves the state forward.” It was three and a half hours after the race was called when Sheheen delivered his concession. The lieutenant governors’ race wasn’t called as early but yielded the same result. “So, we’re at a victory party, and for the past t wo decades, we’ve only been get t i ng the party right,” Bakari Sellers said, as his eyes filled w it h tears. “But soon comes the victory.” I n t h e meantime, Haley was t a k i n g adva nt age of t h e v i c t o r y, a l r e a d y delivering her plans to focus on opportunities and workforce training over the next four years and making sure everyone in the state has “a place to live a better life for them and their family than they have before.” “This is the year we will clean up Columbia,” Haley said. “This is the year you will trust your government again.” Voters knew well before the governor made her appearance that the Republican Party had come out on top, so hearing the results came as no surprise. “It reaffi rms that Haley is a Republican,” USC law student Michael Hirsch said, “but she also appeals to both sides in some respects.” It had been a long f ight for all sides. But after the months of planning, campaigning, strategizing and hoping, there was only one governor. And it wasn’t Sheheen. “I have carried the torch of change for a while now, and I am proud to hand it off,” Sheheen said. “And let me tell you this: change is hard in South Carolina. We know that. But that torch will never go out.”
“To quote that great philosopher Tim McGraw, ‘We like it. We love it. We want some more of it.’” — Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster
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Graham defeats Hutto for South Carolina’s senate seat
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Incumbent Lindsey Graham won the election for senator of South Carolina against Democrat Brad Hutto after Graham received 54 percent of the vote, according to CNN. This will be Graham’s third term as senator, having served his first six-year term starting in 2002 and serving his second after re-election in 2008. Graham was the predicted winner for this senatorial election. Hutto received 39 percent of the vote, while the other two candidates, Independent Thomas Ravenel and Libertarian Victor Kocher received almost 4 percent and less than 3 percent of the vote, respectively. Richland County’s results were 34 percent for Graham and 61 percent for Hutto. — Emily Ready, Copy Desk Chief
Dickerson concedes to incumbent Scott
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Republican Tim Scott emerged from Tuesday’s election night victorious over Democrat Joyce Dickerson in a special election for U.S. senate, CNN reported. The incumbent Scott was the predicted winner for this election. Scott was also facing a candidate from the American party Jill Bossi, who received less than 2 percent of the vote. Richland county specifically resulted in a Democratic majority with a 38 percent Republican vote and a 60 percent Democratic vote. Scott received 61 percent of the votes in South Carolina while Dickerson totaled 37 percent. His re-election results in the Senate seats for South Carolina staying under the control of the Republican party. — Emily Ready, Copy Desk Chief
Clyburn, Wilson re-elected to U.S. House of Representatives
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Democrat Jim Clyburn will come back for another term in the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina, as will Republican Tim Wilson, CNN reported. Columbia is divided between the 2nd Congressional District and 6th Congressional District and helps decide two seats in the House. For the 2nd District, incumbent Wilson ended the night with 62 percent of the vote while 35 percent of the vote went to Democratic candidate Phil Black. Labor party candidate Harold Geddings III received 2 percent of the vote. The three candidates in the 6th District were Clyburn, Republican Anthony Culler, and Libertarian Kevin Umbaugh. Clyburn finished out the night with 73 percent of the vote, Culler received 25 percent and Umbaugh ended with 2 percent of the vote. — Emily Ready, Copy Desk Chief
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“The Dining Room” mixes and matches six actors and actresses throughout 18 stories, all revolving around family interactions in the most intimate of settings. “The Dining Room” isn’t your average play. It consists of 18 stories, all of which are set at a single dining room table. Th is place is where everything happens, from laughter to drama to romance. Put on by The Workshop Theatre of Sout h Carolina, “The Dining Ro om” w i l l r u n t h is T hu r sday t h rough Su nday n ight . St udent tickets are $14 and the first show starts at 8 p.m. “This is the type of show where the audience can’t zone out for a m i n u t e ,” s a i d D a n i e l G a i n e y, director of the play. “If you zone out for a minute you’ll miss a lot of the plot.” The stories in the play range from a family helping their aging mother through Thanksgiving dinner to a
girl sneaking into her parents’ liquor cabinet. In effect, the stories run the gamut of innocent and not-soinnocent family experiences. Despite the quantit y of stories, t here a re on ly si x actors i n t he drama’s entirety. One actress, Ruth Glowacki, plays up to 10 characters. “Making each character distinct has been a challenge,” Glowack i said. That very challenge is what proves alluring to the performers. “Being able to play nine different people attracted me to the show,” said G eorge Dinsmore, a not her actor in the play. The set is constantly changing and evolv ing arou nd t he din ing table. Actors switch from playing a grandparent in one scene to a child in the next.
“Every character is someone you k now,” said Samantha Elk ins, an actress who plays seven characters in the show. “It can range from family members, friends, co-workers and maybe even yourself.” At its core, the play is about family and relationships. It focuses on the different connections that make each household unique. “A l l p l a y s a r e a b o u t h u m a n relationships, this is just another way to show it,” said Elkins. Gainey likes how the play focuses on the tradition of the dinner table because it concentrates on a basic thing that people do. The characters i n t he play a re not nece s sa r i ly connected to each ot her, t hey’re connected to the place where they interact.
“A lot of the stories have to do with a family coming together at one place and at one time to eat,” Gainey said. The actors in the play have no costume changes, so every time they play a new character, they’re just acting as a new one. They do it this way to focus more on how the actor brings out the character instead of relying on a costume to show the difference. Rehearsal for the play began in Aug ust and the actors have been putting in fi ve sessions every week since then. With only one rehearsal left, the actors are ready to perform.
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A psychotic free-lancing cameraman patrols the streets of Los Angeles in the hypnotizing thriller, “Nightcrawler,” in theaters now. Played by Jake Gyllenhaal, Louis Bloom is a strange loner, recording graphic crime scenes and selling the footage to a local news station. Along the way, the audience watches his obsession with unethical and illegal news coverage destroy any relationships that he could have possibly had with his employee Rick, played by Riz Ahmed, or the news director Nina Romina, played by Rene Russo. It is immediately apparent from the beginning of the fi lm that Lou is disturbed; you’ll fi nd yourself questioning his past, his desires and his motives. Gyllenhaal succeeds in creating a character that the audience fi nds both confusing and lovable; his communication with other characters is purely logic-based, and as much as he tries to experience human emotion, it is clear that the most he can do is fake connections. The plot thickens slowly, and at fi rst the viewer might be afraid that they’ll be left hanging, clueless as to what is happening and why. Gyllenhaal’s portrayal of a character with no sense of right and wrong or a regard for the opinions and emotions of others is precise to the point of unsettling. Without the support of other smaller characters, the film might even be considered a horror fl ick. Ahmed plays the part of Lou’s assistant, following him on his nightly excursions to crime scenes and gruesome accidents. He provides the touch of comic relief and personality that the movie needs to keep the audience from feeling completely isolated from the otherwise impersonal cast. Of cou rse, even t roubled loners have love interests, and in this movie, she happens to be the director at the station where Lou sells his footage. It is fascinating to watch Nina’s pride over a
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s portrayal of the enigmatic Lou Bloom in “Nightcrawler” is both precise and unsettling. particularly bloody clip, telling the anchors exactly how to spin it to frighten her audience. Russo does a great job playing a strong female employer, while still retaining fragile characteristics that make her attract Lou’s attention. By the end of the f ilm, the audience is still inexplicably rooting for Lou, despite his immoral passions and the damage they have done to both his relationships and the city of Los Angeles. His communication skills haven’t improved, nor has his
ability to maintain a normal lifestyle. Gyllenhaal succeeds thoroughly in representing an awkwardly lonely and inexplicably ruthless main character, juxtaposed between a willing young employee and a seemingly powerful professional. The strange collection of characters makes for a gripping film, chock full of action that makes you wonder about what really goes on behind the camera. DG
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Elections are battles, change is the war ISSUE Many students don’t vote in gubernatorial elections. OUR STANCE Change can be achieved by more than just voting. Change happens on ever y level. It doesn’t come f rom one part y, person or vote — the logic comes from much more than that. Our system is about change. In fact, our system depends on it. But if you assume your vote won’t count because it’ll be out shone by 1,0 0 0 votes from the other side, you’re only hindering your cause. This year’s election in South Ca rol i na was h istor ic for a multitude of reasons, from the number of African-American candidates to the outpour of support from young voters. If you were look i ng for change, it’s within reach. The only thing inhibiting that change is assumption. Assuming your party will lose only helps the party lose. Assuming your c a nd id ate w i l l i m med iately
c o nc e de w i l l o n l y f uel t he concession f lames. Sitting idly by doesn’t only hurt the values you s uppor t — it help s t he opposition. We’re not saying every USC student should register to vote in Richland County — that just
“If there were more South Carolinians motivated to vote, going red wouldn’t be an assumption, but a possibility in a neckand-neck battle.” wouldn’t be product ive. A nd let’s face it: some of us are from states with races you just can’t pass up voting in. (Any North Carolinians in the house?) But the fact is, you don’t need to vote in Richland County to foster change here. In fact, you
don’t even need to be registered. Under st a nd t he issue s. C a nv a s . M a k e c a l l s . Wr it e letters. Convince others to join in your cause, whatever t hat cause may be. You don’t need to physically cast a ballot to make the difference you want to see. And if you’re pleased with the outcome, continue to fight for your cause. One day, with a more inspired outlook by t he opposit ion in South Carolina, there may be more of a fight to be had. The gubernatorial election w a s n’t a l a nd s l ide , but t he A ssociated Press st ill called it one minute af ter t he polls closed. At t he start of ever y elec t ion , e ver yone a s s u me s Sout h Carol i na w ill go red. Maybe if t here were more South Carolinians motivated to vote, going red wouldn’t be an assumption, but a possibility in a neck-and-neck battle. It doesn’t matter who you were pulling for this time around. A candidate winning an election is equivalent to winning a battle. Taking a more active approach in change can only benefit civil discourse.
Change essential to system Emily Stone Third-year print journalism student
Voting based on party affiliation counterproductive, ineffective It’s always a great day to be an American, but nothing beats being an American on Election Day. There’s just somet hing about fi lling out the ballot and receiving a sticker that makes me feel important and that my voice matters. People in other countries don’t get to pick who t heir leaders are and I t hink that’s something we Americans take for granted. Now I’m not saying America’s pol it ica l s y stem is f lawless. It’s been tainted with political p a r t ie s a nd c lo s e d - m i nde d i nd iv idu a l s. T here is a g ap
between the politicians and the voters t hat no one can seem to close. All of the slandering commercials go back and forth, so which one is true? The part y system is a huge reason Washington struggles to pass laws, set a budget, and come to an agreement. It shouldn’t matter if someone is a Democrat or if someone is a Republican. W hat should matter is if the person running wants to better the countr y. So many people assoc iate t hemselves w it h a party and refuse to take other candidates into mind. Someone could be interested in tr ying to take over Canada and voters would still support them just because they run under a certain party. We shouldn’t let parties stop us from voting in a great leader. G eorge Wash i ng ton himself was against a political system and predicted that they would ruin our political system. I certainly agree with him. Nothing can be done if the same people are in Congress. I love Strom Thurmond as much as the average South Carolinian,
but there’s no reason to have a nyone in t he Senate for 47 years. There won’t ever be term limits on Congress, t hough. There’d have to be a law passed and no member would agree to sign something that limits their job. Just because it can’t happen d o e s n’t m e a n it s ho u ld n’t . For A merica to t urn arou nd there has to be a change to its structure. Systems are bound to have f laws a nd none of t hem a re expected to be perfect. If we could get pass the labels and the titles that hold us back and work as a whole, America would be in top condition. It takes team work from both sides, officials needs to see what really matters and cit izens need to vote in people who w ill get t he job done. It goes against what we have been doing in the past, but sometimes change needs to be embraced.
Russia is worth looking at right now for a number of reasons, not least of which is the sheer spectacle of watching an entire culture being slowly broken apart by a maniac with iron eyes. The sheer breadth of Putin’s actions in 2014 shouldn’t have come as a surprise to the western world. He always had the convenience of a rubberstamp Duma. His invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine was foreshadowed by his invasion of Georgia in 2008. His powerful personal friends all but ensure that he can stay comfortable no matter how much economic pressure the U.S. puts on him. These are easy sentences to write in the U.S. in the safety of my own dorm. To call Putin a maniac is less dangerous than cutting a bagel in two. (Which, now that I think about it, is more dangerous than it seems.) This is not the case in Russia. Like everything, the “free press” is and is not “free.” On one hand, you can access newspapers like Novaya Gazeta, which could be called a “dissident” publication. On the other hand, Russia is still a state in which the phrase “journalistic death toll” can be used without any irony. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 56 reporters have been killed under suspicious circumstances since Putin came to power. In 2006, the FSB (Russia’s secret police) killed Anna Politkovskaya, a reporter who made her name uncovering the crimes of the Russian government. While Politskovskaya’s case is the most famous, the story is the same again and again: if you speak out, it is possible that you will be shot in your driveway. This is standard. Post-USSR Russia has also come out as one of the countries most hostile to gay rights. The motivation behind this widespread homophobia is less religious than political. Gay rights are seen as a “western” invention, meant to corrupt Russia’s culture and corrupt the minds of impressionable children. This is disquieting in more ways than one. The retreat from a society of acceptance toward one dominated by the idea of cultural “purity” is the sure sign of bad times ahead. There is no better meta-narrative one can use to seize power than “protecting the minds of the young from corrupting influences.” This k ind of censorship mandates that all information available to adults must be fit for children in case it “falls into the hands of the young.” Putin’s anti-gay law means that the Russian people can’t publicly countenance the idea that gay people might, somewhere, exist. The clearest example of this mixture of antiAmericanism and homophobia took place in St. Petersburg: an interactive monument to the late Steve Jobs was taken down in part because of current Apple CEO Tim Cook’s decision to come out as gay. There is no question, this is an act of a society afraid and angry at the idea of gay people. But the decision to take the monument down was also a political one. Apple is an American company with wide international appeal. The monument was taken down for the same reason that McDonald’s are now being shut down all over Russia: Putin is enacting a cultural purge of any company with origins in the U.S. What all of this points to is something that has taken over a decade to become clear: that the USSR has never really left the Russian soul. The culture of isolation, of purity from foreign ideas, of impotent anger, still beats through the streets of Moscow. And, now more than ever, the silhouette of Stalin is becoming more and more visible in his maniac disciple, as a shadow lengthens over Russia like a great ape looming and gloating over paralyzed prey.
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A career window opens. This could cause changes and complicat ions. Actions get farther than words. There’s abundant money available today and tomorrow (if you work for it). Balance emotional with pragmatic factors. Call if you’re running late.
Focus on you r career today and tomorrow. Ask for what you need, and be patient ... transmission breakdowns or slips in translation could warp t he mea n ing. Repeat, and relax. Find multiple routes to your goal. Keep up momentum.
Take on more work, and earnings increase. Gather ideas and feedback. An i mp or t a nt p er s on i s feeling generous. Take t he st udent role. Put your heads together. A feist y argument could c u r t a i l t r avel. Rela x at home. See a movie.
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Take a trip or explore a n e w s c e n e . Yo u don’t need to go fa r. Back yard journeys can be quite satisfying. Keep communications channels open, and expect some delays (especially with transportation or shipping). Saving is better than spending now.
To d ay c a n b e rea l ly fun, especially avoiding miscommunication and arg uments. A private conference spells out the facts. Now is the time to get creative. All is not as it appears. You get really lucky. Follow through.
Work i n par t nersh ip, and be willing to take t he lead today a nd tomor row. Don’t get caught up in the words (m i s c o m mu n ic at io n s happen). Gossip leaves a bitter taste ... avoid it. Sort out the common aim, and go for it.
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Get int rospect ive, a nd f i nd what you’re looking for. Retreat from t he world t o d ay a nd tomorrow. Sometimes if you get quiet enough, the answer arises unbidden. Nurture health with rest, exercise and good food. M a ke a d iscover y by accident.
Get straight about what d o e s n’t w o r k . G a i n more t h a n e x p e c t ed. Attend to finances and administration for the nex t t wo day s. Avoid t a l k i ng ab out mone y wit h part ners, or risk m is u nder st a nd i ng. Handle affairs and present the report later.
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South Carolina downs Coker, Wilson debuts Freshman guard leads team with 18 points in victory Danny Garrison
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u nd ay ’s exhibition ex contest against Coke Coker wasn’t exactly supposed to supp be a challenge challeng for the No. 2 South C Carolina women’s ba basketball team, but the G amecock s proved just how dom do i na nt t hey cou ld be t h is season, winning with winn a fi nal score of 100-25. 10 The victor y was Sout h Carolina’s only Carolin preseason g a m me, a nd head coach Dawn Staley said that tha despite the lopsided score, the sc Gamecocks don’t have do it all figured o out quite yet. “ We’l l t aall k to [t he players] about abou losing t he in nocence of t he preseason and moving i nt o ou r s e a s o n a nd play i ng games, a nd play ing t ime, and starting lineups lineup and all of those things,” things Staley said. “So, I think it’s just going to be som something that we’ll have to deal with d as the year goes on.” Olivia Barthel / THE DAILY GAMECOCK
The game was South Freshman guard A’ja Wilson recorded a double-double in Carolina’s first chance her first game as a Gamecock in Sunday’s 100-25 victory.
to see its quartet of highly-touted f resh ma n i n ac t ion, a nd t hey certainly didn’t disappoint. Guard/forward A’ja Wilson, last year’s No. 1 overall recr u it, led the Gamecocks in scoring with a game-high 18 points. She was just as active on the boards, bringing down a game-high 10 rebounds to round out her double-double. “I was very nervous,” Wilson said. “But really once you get out there and kind of see your teammates kind of hype up and excited, then it just kind of goes away once the tip is off.” W h i le her of fensive nu mber s were staggering considering t he circumstances, Wilson’s defense is still a work in progress, by her own admission. But she didn’t prove to be a major liability Sunday, tallying three blocks on the day. One look at Wilson’s 6 -foot-5 frame was a pretty good indicator that she’d have a productive game against a Coker team whose tallest player is only six feet. Her fellow freshmen made an impact in their fi rst collegiate action, as well. Bianca Cuevas scored seven points on the day and added three rebounds f rom her poi nt g u a rd posit ion. South Carolina’s freshman quartet was rounded out by guard Kaydra Duckett and center Jatarie White , who turned in four and three points, respectively. S u n d a y w a s n’t a l l a b o u t t h e newcomers, however. South Carolina is one of the biggest teams in the
country, and the Gamecock front court showed f lashes of how much trouble it could give opponents in the paint this year. Sophomore center Alaina Coates, last season’s SEC Freshman of the Year, was South Carolina’s secondleading scorer with 16 points. She also hauled in seven rebounds and blocked a game-high four shots. Senior center Elem Ibiam was the third Gamecock to reach doublefigures, scoring 12 on the day. “There’s room for improvement, but overall, I feel like we did do what we came to do,” Coates said. “We feel pretty accomplished, but of course, we’re looking for more.” Sout h Ca rol i na won’t have to wait long for its f irst test of t he ye a r. S out her n C a l i for n ia w i l l visit Colonial Life A rena in both teams’ season openers and, although t he Troja n s a re u n r a n ked, t he Gamecock s didn’t play a powerconference team until the fifth game of the season last year. But as t he No. 2 tea m i n t he nat ion, Sout h Ca rol i na appea rs ready and w illing to take on all c h a l lenger s t h i s yea r. A nd t he team isn’t being bashf ul wit h its postseason aspirations. “Since last year when it ended, we were just ready to get back out there,” Coates said. “We’re trying to get this Final Four ... National Championship.”
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Head coach Steve Spurrier looked as confident as ever before the season. And could you blame him? He was in his element at the annual SEC Media Days, an event he refers to as “talking season.” He talked plenty. About redshirt senior Dylan Thompson and his progression as a quarterback. About t he season a head, adm it t i ng t hat t he expectations placed on his 2014 installment of the Gamecocks were to do “maybe a little better” than previous seasons. And about why coaching is still fun to him. “It’s fun for me, and hopefully our players and coaches,” the Head Ball Coach said, “to achieve things that have never happened before.” Nine games and five losses into the season, and Spurrier is dangerously close to ending this season in a fashion that has not only happened before, but happened frequently. South Carolina didn’t win its first bowl game until their 1994 season, which was the ninth bowl game berth in school history. And before Spurrier, only once had the Gamecocks been led to a doubledigit win season. Now, the Gamecocks are looking at a refrain from their recent success — three 11-win seasons — and a relapse to the Gamecocks of old. Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward is in the hot seat, questions regarding Spurrier’s future have began to circulate and, unless they win two of their next three games, the Gamecocks could be spending bowl season in front of their televisions. But how did it get this way? It started in the offseason. The second Jadeveon Clowney, Kelcy Quarles and Chaz Sutton left for the N FL, South Carolina k new it needed playmakers on the defensive line and needed them fast. Luckily, the Gamecocks had reeled in a couple junior college transfers in Abu Lamin and Jhaustin Thomas who were projected to come in and make an immediate impact. South Carolina landed defensive tackle Lamin, but to say he had made anything that resembles an impact would be a lie. The four-star transfer from
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Fort Scott Community College not only has failed to record a sack this season, but has not even tallied a tackle for a loss, and has only seven tackles on the year. After failing to qualify academically at South Carolina as an incoming freshman, Thomas spent two years in Texas playing for Trinity Valley Community College. Those two years were up this offseason, but he, again, did not have the grades to qualify. Thomas is listed at 6-feet-7-inches and 275 pounds, and would have been the biggest member on South Carolina’s defensive end if he was able to transfer. The Gamecocks also landed a pair of four-star defensive linemen in their 2014 recruiting class — Dexter Wideman and Dante Sawyer. As was the case with Thomas, both Wideman and Sawyer failed to qualify academically, which forced them onto the junior college route. Wideman, a 2014 Under Armour All-America Game selection, committed to South Carolina after decommitting from Florida State, but ultimately enrolled at Camden Military College after receiving
his GED. He was rated the fifth-best defensive end in the nation coming out of high school. South Carolina lost Sawyer, who also had offers from Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Georgia and more, who enrolled at East Mississippi Communit y College. Coming out of high school, he was No. 88 in ESPN’s top 300 rankings. Through 10 games, Sawyer has 20 total tackles and five and a half sacks. He still hopes to rejoin the Gamecocks in time for the 2015 season. Also removed from South Carolina’s recruiting class was Kalan Ritchie, a defensive lineman who chose to enroll at Georgia Military College after failing to qualify at South Carolina. Though this season is very much a lost cause, next season t he Gamecock s w ill bring in six defensive lineman in addition to Sawyer if he is able to qualify. Paired with a linebacking core that has tons of experience and a defensive backfield that continues to grow, next season’s version should remind Spurrier why he loves coaching. DG